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The Greedy Sponge starts out as a surprisingly unique puzzle matching experience, erring more on the side of 'puzzle' than 'matching', but once you have a grip on the gameplay its lack of variety makes it hard to come back for more.

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Much like any sane and reasonable human being, I fear the creatures of the ocean. This is perhaps in part due to my overwhelming dread of some Cthulu-esque monstrosity being enraged by our incursion on their gigantic domain, but also because sea-creatures are largely creepy. The Greedy Sponge by Ivica Aracic and Sponge Forge feeds directly in this well of dread by forcing you to help an endlessly hungry sponge to consume a host of replicating organisms.

If you haven't guessed it, the game is at its heart of hearts a 'match' game, rewarding players for lining up differently shaded creatures to score points, though there is a twist. Games like Bust-A-Move (Puzzle Bobble) challenge players to crowbar groups of orbs off a larger pile by strategically creating matches through careful aiming. Greedy Sponge is similar in concept, though players can only 'bump' rows left or right, attempting to align the colored creatures in groups of five or more to clear them off the screen. Though this isn't how you score points - no, your aim is to clip off as many creatures as possible to shove them in the sponge's gaping maw.

The game adopts far more of a puzzle aspect as you have two options for removing chunks of creatures, either by snipping them off via a match or shifting a row in order to remove their foothold. It's not immediately intuitive, though the game starts out slow enough to work out tactics such as removing tiny groups at the top of the screen in order to bump a row to shear off the rest. Sadly beyond these basic mechanics there's not much else to experience; there's a challenge in learning how to efficiently clear off group of creatures, but outside of rows dropping down the screen faster there is little in the way of depth in the gameplay.

Achievements and leader-board placements on Game Center add some replay value, along with a timed mode (where you have five minutes to get the highest possible score), but what starts out as a neat concept loses its sheen after only a few plays. The developer has promised additions such as 'upgrades' and a 'battle-mode', so if you're intrigued by the concept you might be rewarded with more value over time, but despite it's beautiful presentation, lullaby soundtrack and intriguing concept, it lacks any serious replay value.

Description

A match-5 action puzzler with a twist. If you know the feeling when collecting tons of bubbles in Bust-A-Move, or collecting tons of rings with Sonic, then you'll understand the appeal of The Greedy Sponge.

However, be warned: this game starts relaxing, but it can get frantic towards the end. Nothing for people with a pacemaker.

== TESTIMONIALS ==
What do iTunes customers around the world say about us:

"This is a great game that never fails to keep me entertained and relaxed! It's addictive, stable, and looks great on retina display! Download it! You'll love it!"
- SteveAllen86 (UK)

"Love it! - Great graphics and a very fun game"
- Chontyyy (Australia)

== HOW TO PLAY? ==
Slide rows of ‘Thingies’ left and right to find the best way to disconnect a large group of ‘Thingies’, which will drop down to the mouth of the Greedy Sponge. The more you disconnect at once, the happier he will be.

== NOTES ==
This is a universal App with support for all iOS devices and iPhone4 Retina Display.
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